Matt Morris has more in common with India.Arie than hit records. Both are Denver-born recording stars.

Morris graduated from Kennedy High School, and India.Arie, daughter of legendary Denver Rockets/Nuggets basketball player Ralph Simpson, lived here until she was 13.

And soon they may be starring together on Broadway.

The two have been offered leading roles for an expected 2011 Broadway production of Daniel Wise’s “Shlomo: The House of Love and Prayer.” The musical, which has also been called “Soul Doctor,” is about the life of charismatic Jewish revivalist composer Shlomo Carlebach, better known as “The Singing Rabbi.”

Morris co-wrote much of Christina Aguilera’s “Stripped” and broke through this year with his debut CD, “When Everything Breaks Open.” He rocketed to worldwide attention with his rendition of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” as a duet with Justin Timberlake on the internationally televised “Hope for Haiti” benefit in January. His father, Gary Morris, played Valjean in Broadway’s “Les Miserables” in 1987. India.Arie has been nominated for 20 Grammys and won three.

Carlebach was the foremost Jewish religious songwriter in the second half of the 20th century, recording more than 25 albums over 40 years. He is credited with reviving the Jewish spirit in the aftermath of the Holocaust and for helping many disenchanted Jewish youths re-embrace their heritage.

In the musical, Carlebach (Morris) befriends an as-yet unknown Nina Simone (India.Arie), who introduces him to Harlem gospel and the 1960s counterculture. He began performing alongside Bob Dylan and Phil Ochs, was discovered by legendary rock producer Milt Okun — and Jewish music was never the same.

After appearing at the 1966 Berkeley Folk Festival, Carlebach formed his own commune in San Francisco called “The House of Love and Prayer.” He later formed a commune in Israel, igniting a new wave of Israeli folk music. Carlebach toured Russia, Poland and Germany, and performed frequent midnight concerts under the West Side Highway for New York’s homeless, many of whom he supported with his last dollar. He died in 1994 at age 69.

After seven years in development, it is hoped that “Shlomo,” which already has had an off-Broadway run with a different cast, will bow on Broadway next season.

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